Oregon State
Washington State
Beavers Set to Host Cougars Thursday
February 03, 2025 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â Oregon State will host Washington State Thursday at Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION:Â The game will be televised on ESPN2
RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action.
LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available at this link
QUICKLY: Thursday will mark the 306th all-time meeting between Oregon State and Washington State, the sixth-most contested rivalry in Division I men's basketball ... The Beavers' 175 wins in the series in OSU's most over any program with the exception of Oregon State's 195 victories over Oregon ... Thursday will mark the only game between Oregon State and Washington State this season ... Oregon State has won nine-straight home games ... The Beavers are 14th in the nation in field goal percentage (49.3), 13th in free throw percentage (78.5) and 35th in 3-point percentage (37.5) ... OSU's field goal percentage is currently on pace to be the best by the program since the 1984-85 squad shot 52.5 percent from the floor ... The Beavers are also on pace to set the program's highest mark for free throw percentage ... Oregon State is on pace for it's best season in defensive field goal percentage since the 2014-15 team held opponents to 38.6 percent shooting ... Nate Kingz is ninth in the nation in 3-point percentage at 48.4 percent (minimum 1.5 made per game) ... Oregon State has shot 45 percent or better from the floor 15 times this season ... Oregon State's average margin of victory in its 16 wins is 20.9 ... Three of the Beavers' losses this year (Oregon, North Texas and Santa Clara) were decided by three points or fewer ... Michael Rataj is top-seven in the WCC in points per game, rebounds per game, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and steals per game ... Oregon State's 16 wins are the highest total by an OSU team in the regular season since the 2019-20 squad won 17 regular season games.
